"Tuck In" Lamellar Keratoplasty (TILK) for corneal ectasias involving corneal periphery

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 286-290

  Kaushal, S ^a   Jhanji, V ^a   Sharma, N ^a   Tandon, R ^a   Titiyal, J S ^a   Vajpayee, R B ^a,b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 38949096082     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.124628     Document Type: Article

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